South Africa

The goal for our RTW trip is to keep spending to under $100 USD/day. After our two month overland trip through Africa, we were definitely ready for a break and some relaxation. Plus, Cape Town was a place we had been looking forward to visiting for a few years. Our overland trip was certainly going to put us over our $100 a day ... Read More »

Cape Town or Bust is right! Our 56-day Africa overland trip ended in Cape Town and we were beyond excited. We survived! Not only would we finally have access to consistent showers, toilets and safe drinking water, Matt and I have talked about visiting Cape Town for several years. We had a couple ideas on things to do and places ... Read More »

If you love (or even like) wine and go to South Africa, you will definitely want to take part in a wine tour. The region is stacked with hundreds of wine farms and most of them are happy to have people out to try the various wines they produce. Side note: we love how they call them wine farms and ... Read More »

Meet Matt & Alana

Hello! We’re Matt and Alana, two Americans with a passion for traveling and experiencing new places. We are former full-time world travelers transitioning back to a U.S. way of life. Follow along as we figure out how to make the most of our vacation time and get the best bang for our buck in America and abroad!